Muslim Community Lobby Ireland is an independent organization established 1st May 2007. Its motto is
TO USE THE VOTE RIGHTLY AND TO RAISE THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY AWARNESS WITH THEIR RIGHTS AND TO PROMOTE TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF OTHER EXISTING GROUPS.
لترشيد استعمال الصوت الانتخابي ولتوعية وتعريف المسلمين بحقوقهم في ايرلندا وان يعيشوا بتفهم للواقع وللجماعات الاخرى الموجودة على الساحة

Thursday, November 6, 2008

The Muslim Vote

What the scholars say about voting

Shaikh Waseeullaah Abbaas (Makkah)when asked about voting in non-Muslimcountries responded: “By voting theMuslims may gain needed influence overpoliticians and other authorities. Inreturn, these politicians and authoritiesmay do something that will benefit Islamand the Muslims.” This gem of advicecontains an important principle, that ofweighing up the benefit and harm.Shaikh Waseeullaah further adds, “Theywill win by the votes of non-Muslimsregardless if the Muslims vote or not.For this reason, the Muslims should usetheir vote as a favor to these candidates.As a result, the Muslims will be placed inan advantageous position of influenceover these candidates.”Whether we voteor not, these people will still get theirseats. However, our vote may bring usbenefits that we as a community mightotherwise miss. The Shaikh concludes,“This is also the verdict given by ourShaykhs in India. Even Shaykh Bin Baaz(may Allah have mercy on him), from

what we have heard used to rule on thepermissibility of participating inelections.”Shaikh Al Albani was asked asimilar question and replied, “If theMuslims do not choose between them,then their own people will choose. Ineither case, one of them is going to beelected.” We ask why not make a choicethat will bring some benefit to theMuslims?In June 2008, both Labour andFine Gael publically announced theirdesire to see the hijab banned in stateschools. Ruairi Quinn of the Labourparty was particularly hateful in hiscomments and insultingly stated that,“Irish girls do not wear headscarves”,Brian Hayes, his Fine Gael counterpart,went as far as reinterpreting the Quran.Fellow Muslims, a communitystrong vote against these parties willsend a strong message to ourgovernment and will change the face ofpolitics and Muslims in Ireland.

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Objectives

1. TO USE THE VOTE RIGHTLY AND TO RAISE THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY AWARNESS WITH THEIR RIGHTS AND TO PROMOTE TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF OTHER EXISTEING GROUPS.2. Individual community needs should be the issue for voting for each Muslim locality in the constituency.3. Investing in establishing good and effective relations with politicians. We need to support them so they will support us.4. On the long run we should aim at the long time process to succeed to find working strategy for certain areas of interest.5. We should give e.g. votes and support before demand or requesting politicians to do things for us.6. Voting for the right candidate is essential so we encourage people to read the manifesto of the party.7. Muslims in Ireland have less problems than the rest of the world therefore time personal contact and right candidate must be approached.8. Encourage Muslim people to involve in different parties in the country.

Objectives:1. TO USE THE VOTE RIGHTLY AND TO RAISE THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY AWARNESS WITH THEIR RIGHTS AND TO PROMOTE TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF OTHER EXISTEING GROUPS.2. Individual community needs should be the issue for voting for each Muslim locality in the constituency.3. Investing in establishing good and effective relations with politicians. We need to support them so they will support us.4. On the long run we should aim at the long time process to succeed to find working strategy for certain areas of interest.5. We should give e.g. votes and support before demand or requesting politicians to do things for us.6. Voting for the right candidate is essential so we encourage people to read the manifesto of the party.7. Muslims in Ireland have less problems than the rest of the world therefore time personal contact and right candidate must be approached.8. Encourage Muslim people to involve in different parties in the country.